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    • Photo of Acer carpinifolium form by Karl Gercens III

    Photo by Karl Gercens III

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    Acer carpinifolium

    Also Known As

    • Hornbeam Maple

    Plant type

    tree

    size

    • H: 20'-40'
    • W: 20'-40'

    planting zones

    • 5a-9b

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    Acer carpinifolium plant details

    Acer carpinifolium is a broadleaf deciduous tree with green foliage. Attracts beneficial insects and birds. Grows well with sun - mostly shade and regular water. Does well in average, rich and well-drained soil.

    CHARACTERISTICS OF Acer carpinifolium

    Plant type: tree
    Plant family: sapindaceae
    Foliage: deciduous green
    Mature size: 20 FT - 40 FT - wide, 20 FT - 40 FT - tall
    Uses: bonsai, crinkly leaves, hedge, shade tree, street tree

    GROWING CONDITIONS for Acer carpinifolium

    USDA Zones: 5a - 9b
    Sun exposure: sun - mostly shade
    Watering frequency: regular
    Soil needs: average, rich and well-drained

    Nursery contributed plant descriptions

    A great stump the botanist plant, almost no one recognizes this as a maple, the leaves are perfect hornbeam replicas, however the spinner seeds are a dead giveaway. The evolutionary advantage of mimicking a Carpinus eludes me; sinister selective pressures may be at work here.

    By: Arrowhead Alpines

    This 20-40' tree is one of the easiest of the maple species to identify because its leaves, with their parallel veining ; toothing, though opposite, don't look maple-ish at all, but like those of a hornbeam, instead! Sun-PSh/Med

    By: Forestfarm

    Gardening facts about Acer carpinifolium plant

    How to Grow Acer carpinifolium

    • Sun Exposure

      • sun - mostly shade

    • Water Needs

      • regular

    • Soil Needs

      • average
      • well-drained
      • rich

    Features

    • Foliage Color

      • green

    • Wildlife

      • beneficial insects
      • birds

    • Foliage Season

      • deciduous

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    Acer circinatum 'Burgundy Jewel'

    aka Acer circinatum 'Burgundy Jewell', Burgundy Jewel Vine Maple

    Plant Type

    Tree, Shrub

    Zones

    4a-9b

    Size

    Height: 10'-15'

    Width: 10'-15'

    • sun - mostly shade
    • even moisture - drought tolerant
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    Acer circinatum 'Sunglow'

    aka Sunglow Vine Maple

    Plant Type

    Tree, Shrub

    Zones

    4a-9b

    Size

    Height: 6'-10'

    Width: 6'-10'

    • mostly sun - mostly shade
    • even moisture - drought tolerant
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    Acer x conspicuum 'Phoenix'

    aka Acer conspicuum 'Phoenix', Phoenix Snakebark Maple

    Plant Type

    Tree

    Zones

    6a-9b

    Size

    Height: 20'-30'

    Width: 20'-30'

    • sun - mostly shade
    • even moisture - regular
    Photo of Acer x conspicuum 'Phoenix' distinctive bark, form, winter interest by plant lust
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    Acer griseum

    aka Chinese Paperbark Maple, Paperbark Maple

    Plant Type

    Tree

    Zones

    5a-9b

    Size

    Height: 20'-30'

    Width: 15'-25'

    • sun - mostly shade
    • even moisture - occasional
    Photo of Acer griseum bark by Forestfarm
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    Acer campestre 'Carnival'

    aka Field Maple, Variegated Hedge Maple

    Plant Type

    Tree

    Zones

    4a-9b

    Size

    Height: 8'-10'

    Width: 8'-10'

    • sun - mostly shade
    • even moisture - occasional
    Photo of Acer campestre 'Carnival' foliage by plant lust
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